title: Ghrelin and its interactions with growth hormone, leptin and orexins: implications for the sleep-wake cycle and metabolism.
abstract: Several studies have shown that ghrelin administration promotes wakefulness in rodents, while in human males it induces sleep but has no effect in women. Ghrelin also plays an important role in metabolism and appetite regulation, and as described in this review may participate in the energy balance during sleep. In this review, we summarize some of the effects induced by ghrelin administration on the sleep-wake cycle in relation to the effects of other hormones, such as growth hormone, leptin, and orexin. Finally we discuss the relationship between sleep deprivation, obesity and ghrelin secretion pattern.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Biología de Sueño, Departamento de Biomedicina, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico; Departamento de Biomedicina, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico. Electronic address: fgarcia@uv.mx.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: García-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Biomedicina, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico.
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Juárez-Aguilar
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas, Universidad Veracruzana, Mexico.
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santiago-García
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Docencia e Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Daniel P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Cardinali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054439:Ghrelin / Q000502:physiology*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology*; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000502:physiology*; D000068797:Orexins; D012890:Sleep / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D054439:Ghrelin; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D020738:Leptin; D009479:Neuropeptides; D000068797:Orexins; D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D013006:Growth Hormone
keywords: Ghrelin; Growth hormone; Leptin; Obesity; Orexin; Sleep–wake cycle